Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
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Oakton Community College Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation gave $731K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $731K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $731,216
- +107.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $731,216
- +107.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $731,216
- Total assets
- $23,838,484
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Oakton Community College Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Oakton Community College ($731K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Oakton Community College Educational Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $132K (2021) to $816K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $731K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL | Program Grants, Equipment | $731,216 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,838,484 | $4,056,516 | $2,394,283 | $731,216 | 1 | $2,003,541 |
| 2024 | $21,640,408 | $2,855,520 | $1,821,673 | $352,436 | 1 | $1,065,768 |
| 2023 | $19,232,533 | $2,312,231 | $1,634,331 | $335,498 | 1 | $1,050,650 |
| 2022 | $17,956,754 | $4,276,971 | $1,747,935 | $816,445 | 1 | $2,891,956 |
| 2021 | $21,138,694 | $2,907,095 | $981,690 | $132,444 | 1 | $1,056,445 |
| 2020 | $16,313,783 | $1,487,014 | $945,505 | $272,549 | 1 | $751,830 |
| 2019 | $16,628,281 | $1,287,713 | $1,165,608 | $355,147 | 1 | $763,283 |
About Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Des Plaines, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $731K. Net investment income was $2.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation is led by Joianne Smith, College President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joianne Smith
College President
Director - Executive Officio → College President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Fenton
President
Vice President → Vice President & President-Elect, 2024
Vice President & President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Sawyer
Executive Director
Dir-Ex Officio & Chief Adv. Officer → Dir-Ex Officio & Chief Advisor, 2021
Dir-Ex Officio & Chief Advisor → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Costanza
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hank Galatz
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard S. Singer
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2020
Immediate Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natasha Bannatyle Richards
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Sullivan
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Gallagher
Director
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Lichtenstein
Director
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Leonard
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Salaman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Boryszewski
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Hunt
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Korbel
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Mosser
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patti Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Carlin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Coney
Vice President & President Elect
Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President & President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan C. Richards EdD
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Murray Sprung
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hurwitz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Jeffrey Rodriguez (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Hansy Charlier (2022–2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru 63025
- Former: Regina Holloway (2024–2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru 11424
- Former: Stefan Johnson (2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru 82124
- Former: Cindy Veremis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jodi Wrede (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Ella Woodford-Parker (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: John Madison (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joianne Smith Phd College Presdient (2024) — Director - Executive Officio
- Former: Katherine Sawyer Cfre Executive Dir (2024) — Dir-Ex Officio & Chief Advisor
- Former: Barbara Sipe (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gus Schaefer (2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Rodriguez (2023) — Director
- Former: August Schaefer (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Corey Wise (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Puamuh Ghogomu (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Mabbott (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Alyse Cohen Burman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Baraba Sipe (2020) — Director
- Former: Arnold Cowen (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
How much does Oakton Community College Educational Foundation give each year?
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation gave $731K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $352K across 1 grant.
How large is Oakton Community College Educational Foundation?
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation reported $23.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.
What is Oakton Community College Educational Foundation?
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Des Plaines, IL. It holds $23.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Oakton Community College Educational Foundation operate?
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Oakton Community College Educational Foundation's EIN?
Oakton Community College Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2917302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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